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Fall arts events at Brown bring a diversity of voices to College Hill

September 30, 2019

Concerts, talks, exhibitions and symposia will demonstrate and celebrate the diversity at Brown and in Providence.

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Library welcomes science fiction and fantasy collection from Grammy winner Janis Ian

September 17, 2019

A new collection acquired from recording artist Janis Ian, a devoted science-fiction fan, considerably expands the John Hay Library’s holdings of science fiction and fantasy written by women.

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Fall exhibit at Bell Gallery explores the relationship between body and land

August 30, 2019

Works by three artists explore topics such as land ownership, immigration and tourism as they relate to women of color.

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Student-created library guide opens the door to special collections at Brown

July 23, 2019

With her website Fields of Hay, Shira Buchsbaum hopes to convince undergraduate students at Brown that the phrase “special collections” doesn’t mean “off limits.”

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Highlighting Brown’s distinction in the arts

July 18, 2019

The University is advancing its reputation for excellence in the arts by forming new partnerships with artists and scholars and making major new investments in programming and facilities.

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TAPS performance season at Brown to celebrate 50 years of dance

June 21, 2019

Brown’s theatre arts and performance studies department will mount student-written, student-directed and student-choreographed productions this season, among other events.

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Students find contemporary connections to ancient text in ‘Antigones’ course

June 6, 2019

For students in the spring 2019 course Antigones, an ancient Greek play served as the basis of a semester-long examination of journalistic ethics, citizenship and other timely topics.

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Bell Gallery exhibition explores feelings of ‘twoness’ among African Americans

May 29, 2019

“Toby Sisson: Nacirema” delves into generations of African American history, from W.E.B. DuBois to mid-century black social clubs, to reveal the complicated roots of patriotism.

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Brown alumna, emeritus faculty member capture Pulitzers for drama, poetry

April 15, 2019

Class of 2010 MFA graduate Jackie Sibblies Drury earned the drama award for “Fairview,” and Professor Emeritus Forrest Gander won the poetry prize for “Be With.”

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Bell Gallery exhibition explores plight of the endangered saltmarsh sparrow

March 27, 2019

Opening on Saturday, April 6, “Snæbjörnsdóttir/Wilson: The Only Show in Town” depicts the process of researching a near-extinct East Coast bird species in an era of rising tides.

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New digital portal brings women’s history, feminist theory to the fore

March 27, 2019

New access via the Brown University Library provides an easy connection to the Pembroke Center Archives, a treasure trove of documents, interviews and photos by and about women.

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Brown Judaic Studies monograph series awarded Humanities Open Book Program grant to digitize scholarly research

March 20, 2019

The grant will enable the digitization of the program’s peer-reviewed monograph series, providing increased access to unique, high-quality Judaic studies scholarship.

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Artist, scholar RaMell Ross heads to the Oscars with ‘Hale County’ up for best documentary

February 21, 2019

RaMell Ross, an assistant professor of visual art at Brown, is one of four Brunonians who stands to win a statuette – other nominees are first-year undergraduate Charlotte Silverman and two alumni.

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Brown, FirstWorks present regional premiere of ‘Some Favored Nook’

February 21, 2019

Composed by Assistant Professor of Music Eric Nathan, “Some Favored Nook” was inspired by the correspondence of poet Emily Dickinson and Civil War Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

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A radically flexible space — Brown, REX preview Performing Arts Center design

February 13, 2019

New York-based architecture firm REX designed an academic and cultural building that is technologically sophisticated, highly flexible and adaptable to multiple art forms, yet intimate in scale and feel.

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Bell Gallery presents ‘Recent Acquisitions: Photography and Abstraction’

January 15, 2019

The exhibition, opening on Saturday, Jan. 19, focuses on abstract photography from the gallery’s collection.

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For Brown’s slavery and justice center, a legacy of scholarship at the five-year mark

January 10, 2019

Launched after Brown’s landmark Slavery and Justice report, the center is a powerhouse for research that is changing the way the world learns about legacies of slavery and the global slave trade.

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Highlighting Brown’s distinction in the humanities

January 10, 2019

Humanities scholars at Brown are energizing comparative work that informs a deeper understanding of the most challenging questions of global common concern.

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Photos, Video: Brown students study and celebrate the Yemoja Festival

December 5, 2018

With artist-in-residence and visiting professor Jelili Atiku, Brown students explore an enduring Yoruba festival that celebrates water and feminine energy.

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$31.6 million gift will help fund performing arts center, strategic priorities for Brown

November 13, 2018

The Diana Nelson and John Atwater Lobby will serve as a convening space in the University’s envisioned performing arts center, and additional funds from the couple will support the Brown Promise and Brown Annual Fund.

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Bell Gallery presents ‘Danny Lyon: The Only Thing I Saw Worth Leaving’

November 1, 2018

As part of a broader Brown Arts Initiative series on protest, art and activism, the exhibition includes photos and films documenting the Civil Rights Movement, the Texas prison system and undocumented workers from Mexico.

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New orchestra director to make Brown conducting debut

October 18, 2018

Mark Seto — a musicologist, violinist and Chelsea Symphony leader — will conduct the Brown University Orchestra for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 20.

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Fall arts programming to explore big ideas, connect audiences with creative thinkers

September 17, 2018

With unique opportunities to engage directly with artists and curators, the Brown Arts Initiative and its eight member programs and departments offer a full calendar of fall events.

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Bell Gallery presents ‘Walter Feldman: A Memorial Exhibition’

August 31, 2018

On display will be paintings, prints, drawings and books created over a span of 68 years by the late Brown professor and artist of wide-ranging interests.

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Brown anthropologist earns grant to develop new archaeological survey technology

August 21, 2018

Parker VanValkenburgh’s digital platform will study how the mass resettlement of indigenous Andean peoples by the Spanish Empire impacted Peru’s social and political landscape.

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Brown study shows indigenous Canadian Arctic people’s textiles predated European contact

August 20, 2018

The findings, made possible by a new method of radiocarbon dating, overturn the long-held assumption that the Vikings introduced spinning and weaving to the ancestors of today’s Inuit.

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Music in palliative care improves patient well-being, study finds

August 13, 2018

After hearing live music as part of their treatment during downtime, patients reported feeling less pain, nausea, anxiety and other symptoms and requested fewer opioid medications.

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NEH grant will fund excavation of ancient Maya citadels by Brown researcher, colleagues

August 9, 2018

Brown professor Stephen Houston will excavate a massive series of citadels in present-day Guatemala, which can shed light on how the leaders of the ancient Maya city of Tikal responded to a foreign threat.

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Linguistic expertise key to improving Deaf health research

July 31, 2018

A new Brown-UMass collaboration leverages cultural and language expertise to help biomedical researchers work productively with the Deaf community and address low levels of health literacy.

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Rare collection of Jewish texts finds home at Brown’s library

June 21, 2018

Spanning four centuries, five continents and many languages, the Dr. Steven Ungerleider Collection of Haggadot will enable new insights into the experiences and customs of Jewish communities across the globe.

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NEH grant will enable Brown researcher to digitally preserve Syrian tablets

May 16, 2018

With ancient documents threatened by modern-day conflict in Syria, Matthew Rutz’s project will make the text of more than 1,800 cuneiform tablets available digitally.

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Graduate School speakers to draw on personal stories at Commencement

May 3, 2018

Javier Juarez and Pinar Durgun will address their peers in separate master’s and doctoral ceremonies, respectively.

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Literary luminaries to convene at Brown to honor Robert Coover’s writing and advocacy

April 10, 2018

With an all-star lineup and a range of free public events, the three-day International Fiction Now festival at Brown will celebrate Coover’s teaching, literary inventions and activism.

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Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy to deliver Casey Shearer Lecture

April 5, 2018

On Wednesday, April 18, the Emmy Award-winning director and producer will visit Brown to speak about her work making films about some of the world’s most pressing issues.

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City approval enables Brown to proceed with revised performing arts center plan

April 2, 2018

The Providence City Plan Commission approved an amendment to Brown’s Institutional Master Plan, allowing the University to take the next step toward creating a new academic center for the performing arts.

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Restored films and fresh gelato — Brown’s Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour

March 16, 2018

The fifth edition of the annual film festival features cinematic gems, live music and gelato custom-created by a master ice cream maker to pair with what’s showing on screen.

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Brown statement on cancellation of Rosa Parks exhibit

March 8, 2018

Out of respect for the memory of the civil rights icon, Brown will not display a Detroit house that is involved in a dispute among external parties.

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Cornel West urges students to confront ‘bleak’ historical moment with compassion, integrity

March 6, 2018

In a visit to Brown University, the professor, author and activist spoke about the need to attend to the suffering of others and hold oneself to a high moral standard.

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Brown to cover full tuition for acting and directing MFA students

February 22, 2018

The move will expand access to the University’s MFA programs with Trinity Rep, diversify the stories told on stage and encourage innovation and experimentation in art-making.

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Brown to submit revised plan for performing arts center

February 20, 2018

A revised plan that preserves historic structures and reduces the above-ground building footprint remains true to the University's academic requirements while addressing community concerns.

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Cornel West to speak at Brown on March 6

February 13, 2018

The public intellectual, author and political activist will give a talk as part of Brown’s Politics in the Humanities lecture series.

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Brown to celebrate 10th ‘percent-for-art’ commission in Engineering Research Center

February 5, 2018

On Feb. 7, renowned artist Spencer Finch will speak about ‘The Garden in the Brain,’ a series of works commissioned for Brown’s state-of-the-art building, which opened last October.

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Bell Gallery exhibition explores conflicting narratives in 20th century Mexican art

January 10, 2018

Prints and photographs from the Bell Gallery collection reveal diverse visions of Mexican identity amid the political, social, and economic upheaval of the 20th century.

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Music residencies offer unique opportunities for scholarship, practice and performance

December 8, 2017

As part of violinist Tracy Silverman’s residency at the University, students develop original compositions in consultation with musical pioneer.

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Bell Gallery to host Melvin Edwards, Carrie Mae Weems exhibitions

November 7, 2017

Edwards’ ‘Festivals, Funerals and New Life’ and Weems’ ‘Kitchen Table Series’ open on Nov. 11 in the Bell Gallery and List Art Center lobby, respectively.

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Brown, WaterFire partner on exploring U.S. homecoming for Rosa Parks house

October 13, 2017

Currently located in Berlin at the home of American artist Ryan Mendoza, the historic home could begin a three-month stay in Providence in spring 2018 if initial plans materialize as envisioned by the University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice and WaterFire Arts Providence.

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Brown wins Mellon grant to advance study of race, indigenous identity in the Americas

October 5, 2017

A new $225,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund a yearlong seminar series examining how we have arrived at current understandings of race and indigeneity in North and South America.

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Bonnie Honig to deliver Presidential Faculty Award lecture

September 25, 2017

Honig, known for her wide-ranging work on the conditions necessary for collective democratic action, will discuss how the novel ‘Moby Dick’ responds to Thomas Hobbes’ ‘Leviathan.’

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Brown public humanities programs, photo exhibition focus on Guantánamo

September 13, 2017

An art exhibition and associated events explore the prospects that former prisoners face after release.

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Bell Gallery presents new sculptures by Richard Fishman

September 1, 2017

The exhibition, titled “What Remains,” includes pieces completed in the last two years and encompassing three unique series by the longtime Brown University artist and scholar.

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